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Supply Chain Monitoring, Coordination & Analytics

Organizations are under significant pressure to do more with less. Even if investments in tools have been made, visibility into information is available, and...

Supplier Onboarding & Qualification

On-boarding and qualifying new suppliers can be a highly transactional process. It is vital to capture all supplier requirements up front to effectively operate...

Reputational Risk

Many guidelines have been developed for assessing and managing supplier and supply chain risk, from commodity prices to natural disasters. Yet most have not...

High Supplier Cost

In this day and age, supplier costs typically account for 40-70% of a company’s total cost, underpinning the cost dependencies companies have on their...

High Operational Cost

Organizations have always kept a close eye on the bottom line – and, in these hard economic times, many rely more heavily on cost...

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Complexity and change mark the landscape of the pharmaceutical industry. In an environment of major challenges ranging from rising drug discovery costs, increasing government...

Oil & Gas

Most people don’t realize the size and global scope of the oil and gas industry’s supply chain, which includes three entirely different types of...

Hi-Tech Manufacturing

With rapid advances in obtaining knowledge and manufacturing processes, new technology products run the risk of becoming outdated quickly. High-tech manufacturers are under pressure...

Chemical Manufacturing

With over 15,000 chemical manufacturers in the market, the large manufacturers account for over 80% of chemical production. Though large manufacturers enjoy economies of...

Factory Audit Management

Effective risk management and compliance with government regulations and internal polices drive the need for ongoing auditing of suppliers, intermediaries, and subsidiaries. Managing audits...